Hoobiyee - Ts’amiks Edition 2018 a Success

What began several years ago as an opportunity for Nisg̱a’a citizens residing in the greater Vancouver area to celebrate Hoobiyee together - has evolved in to one of the City of Vancouver’s largest Indigenous cultural festivals. 

The 2018 Hoobiyee - Ts’amiks Edition took place February 2 & 3rd at the PNE Forum - a larger venue chosen by Nisg̱a’a Ts’amiks Vancouver Society - since the celebration outgrew the Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre.

The two day festival saw the convergence of Indigenous cultures from up and down the British Columbia coast - many who like the urban Nisg̱a’a - have formed their own urban song and dance groups.  Among the richly diverse groups were:

  • Chinook Song Catchers
  • Kwhlii Gibaygum Nisg̱a’a
  • Urban Heiltsuk Dance Group
  • Lax Kxeen Dance Group
  • Iswalh Dance Group - Lilwat
  • Gidahmes Gitksan Dance Group
  • Git Hayetsk Dance Group

The Friday evening Grand Entry wowed the audience with the thunderous unified drum that welcomed each dance group who were colourful and equally as energetic as they danced in to the Forum.  Once the dance groups assembled, they rendered the Nisg̱a’a Nation chief’s welcome song Ts’inin Sim’oogit to welcome chiefs including Sim’oogit Haym̓aas - Chester Moore, Sim’oogit Gitlax̱sy̓oon - Russell Morven, matriarchs and visiting dignitaries that included Vancouver-Mount Pleasant MLA Melanie Mark, Mayor of the City of Vancouver Gregor Robertson.

To see more photos of Hoobiyee - Ts’amiks Edition, visit our photo album at: http://nisgaanation.zenfolio.com/p771846998

 

 

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